| − | Like nearly all of his southern colleagues, Passman in 1956 signed the [[Southern Manifesto]] to voice objection to the [[Segregation|desegregation]] decision of the [[United States Supreme Court]], ''[[Brown v. Board of Education]].'' Like most of his constituents, Passman supported segregation. Congress struck down racial discrimination in the [[Civil Rights Act of 1964]], and by August 1970, all of the public schools in Louisiana had been desegregated, and the issue quickly waned.<ref>''Louisiana History,'' p. 339.</ref> | + | Like nearly all of his southern colleagues, Passman in 1956 signed the [[Southern Manifesto]] to voice objection to the [[Segregation|desegregation]] decision of the [[United States Supreme Court]], ''[[Brown v. Board of Education]]''.<ref>[https://www.congress.gov/84/crecb/1956/03/12/GPO-CRECB-1956-pt4-3.pdf GPO-CRECB-1956-pt4-3.pdf]. ''Congressional Record''. Retrieved June 13, 2021.</ref> Like most of his constituents, Passman supported segregation. Congress struck down racial discrimination in the [[Civil Rights Act of 1964]], and by August 1970, all of the public schools in Louisiana had been desegregated, and the issue quickly waned.<ref>''Louisiana History,'' p. 339.</ref> |